I am spatially and organizationally challenged. Sure, I can keep deadlines in order and to-do lists are my best friend, but when it comes to making things look neat and tidy, I struggle. My mom and my sister were given the gene that can look at a room and know how to properly pack it in boxes and fit it perfectly into a moving van. Me? Not so much.

{All the cluttered cabinets and counters. Ack!}

It didn't really help that when I moved back to Philly, I moved into an apartment without measuring the cabinets first. I have plenty of cabinets, but they're short and shallow and can't accommodate anything taller than a medium sized canning jar. This means no cereal boxes, flour containers or sugar containers, unless I want to turn them sideways and risk the covers coming off. For someone as klutzy as me, that just won't work. So, for the past few months, I've taken to putting them up on the top of my fridge and as a short person, it's a pain to drag out a chair to stand on just to get down the flour (which I use all. the. time.).

The beautiful after shot--I still have SO MUCH counterspace leftover. I'm amazed!

Thankfully for me, OXO answered my prayers for a better way to organize my pantry items! Their POP containers are the perfect storage solution for anyone with a limited amount of counter or cabinet space. OXO's POP containers come in rectangular and square sizes, making them perfectly stackable, meaning that they won't consume your countertops and you still have room to work (YAY!). And the lids are both flat AND airtight, so you can stack away without the worry that your containers will wobble or your food won't be fresh. (Frankly, there's nothing worse than going to pour yourself a bowl of cereal and realizing that your cereal has lost its crunch!). I fit the entire 10 piece POP container set PLUS 3 cereal containers on my counters and still had a TON of room to roll out pie dough and use my mixer. Plus, by putting my dry goods on the counter, I didn't have to drag out a stool to reach the items I used all the time. Double bonus!

Admittedly, I've been coveting these POP containers since my sister got them as a wedding gift seven years ago. When I was nannying my nephew and baking at my sister's house, the POP lids made multitasking so easy! I could hold Jax in one arm and use the other to pop open the OXO container, scoop out flour and pop the lid back on while I was baking or making dinner. Now that I've got my own set (with a few more containers than my sister), SHE'S the one that is jealous of me :)

Another "after" photo--a rolling pin to show how much room I left on my counters. woohoo! Thanks, OXO!

Want to see some of my OXO favorites? Check out my Pinterest board below! It's got ideas for how I use my set as well as a few other amazing OXO products, which are all available at The Container Store locations nationwide or online. (If you're organizationally challenged like me, it's definitely worth browsing The Container Store's website--they have TONS of innovative products & ideas to help you get your kitchen and pantry in order!)

Plus, now through October 31st, you can enter to win a prize pack worth $500, including your choice of OXO Storage & Organization tools (up to $250), as well as a $250 elfa gift card! Visit the contest page for more details!

Disclosure: I was given a ten piece OXOGood Grips® 10-Piece POP Canister Set to review, but was not compensated for this post. All thoughts, opinions and organizationally-challenged pre-OXO cabinets are my own.